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RSS FeedCourtesy Xochitl Mora, Event designed for artists, non-artists of all ages to help promote the power of the paintbrush in literature (Laredo, TX Sept 17, 2010) This year’s One City, One Book campaign features not one, but two, very moving stories: Into the Beautiful North is a fictionalized quest in search of heroes and
Courtesy Lesley Lopez, More Clean Energy Jobs, Lower Energy Bills, Stronger Manufacturing Washington, D.C.- Congressman Henry Cuellar, TX-28, today helped pass H.R. 4785, the 2010 Rural Energy Savings Program Bill, which provides loans to the 1.6 million American families and farmers in rural communities to renovate their homes or farms to become more energy-efficient,
Courtesy Maru De La Paz, Laredo, Texas (Webb County) – Webb County Sheriff Martin Cuellar recently installed and activated a high-definition network of audio and video monitoring at the Webb County Jail. This much needed system, will lead to more efficient response times, assist in investigation, improve inmate accountability, help detect narcotics and better protect
Courtesy Xochitl Mora, After a day and a half of reduced bus service thanks to a broken pump at the CNG fueling station, El Metro is slowing putting more buses back into rotation today as the repair to one pump has been completed. Riders will see the full fleet of 32 El Metro buses back
Courtesy Xochitl Mora, The downtown intersection of Flores Avenue and Hidalgo Street will be re-opened this Friday, September 17, 2010, at 7:00 a.m., in order to restore westbound traffic. The block immediately south of the intersection, Flores Avenue between Hidalgo Street and Lincoln Street, will remain closed until late September as the contractor, MDA Inc,
Courtesy Xochitl Mora, Mayor, council members, city administrators in Washington, D.C. (Laredo, TX – Sept 15, 2010) City of Laredo officials are in Washington, D.C. today, continuing to advocate for federal funding necessary to augment local resources on a variety of fronts. A focus point for the Laredo delegation will be regarding the U.S. Justice
Courtesy Xochitl Mora, “Operation Clean-Up” hits District I Laredo, TX—Inspectors from various City departments will team up on FRIDAY, Sept 17, 2010 to make a sweep of an area in City Council District I educating about and enforcing City of Laredo codes. The campaign will encompass the following southeastern neighborhood: South Milmo Avenue to South
Courtesy Xochitl Mora, The Ubaldo family home was reconstructed through the CDBG Housing Rehabilitation program and other CDBG funds previously earmarked for other projects. The previous structure was damaged beyond repair due to a fire. After the damaged structure was demolished, a new home was constructed on the owner’s lot. This new house is 1,164
Courtesy Raul Leal, During campaign season, the landscape blooms with a special kind of flower – the political sign. Unlike wild flowers that are welcome anywhere, putting campaign signs on public lands is illegal. So before you plant that sign, learn the law and keep Texas beautiful. You Need To Know: ● It is illegal
Courtesy Joe Baeza, On Wednesday September 15th 2010 at approximately 01:30 a.m., while on patrol by the 3500 N Jarvis, An Laredo Police Officer noticed what appeared to be a human shadow inside a parked van (1996 Plymouth Voyager Van with Texas plates). The officer turned off his patrol unit lights, to avoid detection
